MFA cited by OSHA after worker killed at Aurora plant

12:25 PM,
Jan. 16, 2014

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News-Leader staff

Federal investigators say they found more than a dozen serious safety violations at an Aurora milling plant where a worker was fatally injured Aug. 20.

The worker for MFA Inc. died after after "falling about 40 feet from a man lift used to transport materials in the facility," the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a news release Thursday.

"This was a terrible, preventable tragedy that underscores the importance of OSHA's standards. Employers are required to use equipment in accordance with manufacturer's specifications," said Barbara ...